Access and validation

Governance details

Documents or webpages that describe the overall governance of the data source and processes and procedures for data capture and management, data quality check and validation results (governing data access or utilisation for research purposes).

Biospecimen access

Are biospecimens available in the data source (e.g., tissue samples)?

No

Access to subject details

Can individual patients/practitioners/practices included in the data source be contacted?

No

Description of data collection

Administrative data are recorded in any healthcare facility of the Regional Healthcare Service, or in agreement with (e.g. hospitals, pharmacies, diagnostic laboratories) that delivers healthcare services to any inhabitant that is officially resident in Tuscany. Data are collected in different databanks depending on the event that triggers the record. Information stored in the different databanks can be linked at person level using a region pseudonimized identifier.
Event triggering registration

Event triggering registration of a person in the data source

Other

Event triggering registration of a person in the data source, other

Registration with the regional healthcare system due to birth or immigration

Event triggering de-registration of a person in the data source

Death
Emigration
Practice deregistration

Event triggering creation of a record in the data source

Hospital discharge; delivery in a hospital; dispensign of a medication in a community harmacy; dispensing in a hospital pharmacy for outpatient or domestic use (in some circumstances also for inpatient administration; registration or deregistration in the healthcare system; administration of a vaccine; ....
Data source linkage

Linkage

Is the data source described created by the linkage of other data sources (prelinked data source) and/or can the data source be linked to other data source on an ad-hoc basis?

Yes

Linked data source 1

Pre linked

Is the data source described created by the linkage of other data sources?

Yes

Data source, other

ANAG

Linkage strategy

Deterministic

Linkage variable

Regional pseudonimized identification code

Linkage completeness

Linkage completeness is high for all data banks (i.e. above 95%)

Linked data source 2

Pre linked

Is the data source described created by the linkage of other data sources?

Yes

Data source, other

CAP

Linkage strategy

Deterministic

Linkage variable

Regional pseudonimized identification code

Linkage completeness

Linkage completeness is high for all data banks (i.e. above 95%)

Linked data source 3

Pre linked

Is the data source described created by the linkage of other data sources?

Yes

Data source, other

FED

Linkage strategy

Deterministic

Linkage variable

Regional pseudonimized identification code

Linkage completeness

Linkage completeness is high for all data banks (i.e. above 95%)

Linked data source 4

Pre linked

Is the data source described created by the linkage of other data sources?

Yes

Data source, other

SDO

Linkage strategy

Deterministic

Linkage variable

Regional pseudonimized identification code

Linkage completeness

Linkage completeness is high for all data banks (i.e. above 95%)

Linked data source 5

Pre linked

Is the data source described created by the linkage of other data sources?

Yes

Data source, other

SPA

Linkage strategy

Deterministic

Linkage variable

Regional pseudonimized identification code

Linkage completeness

Linkage completeness is high for all data banks (i.e. above 95%)

Linked data source 6

Pre linked

Is the data source described created by the linkage of other data sources?

Yes

Data source, other

SPF

Linkage strategy

Deterministic

Linkage variable

Regional pseudonimized identification code

Linkage completeness

Linkage completeness is high for all data banks (i.e. above 95%)
Data management specifications that apply for the data source

Data source refresh

Quarterly

Informed consent for use of data for research

Not Required

Possibility of data validation

Can validity of the data in the data source be verified (e.g., access to original medical charts)?

No

Data source preservation

Are records preserved in the data source indefinitely?

No

Approval for publication

Is an approval needed for publishing the results of a study using the data source?

No

Data source last refresh

Common Data Model (CDM) mapping

CDM mapping

Has the data source been converted (ETL-ed) to a common data model?

Yes

CDM Mappings

Data source ETL CDM version

2.2

Data source ETL status

Completed